kotona

Finnish

Etymology

An archaic locative singular form (with Proto-Uralic *-na) of the archaic/dialectal noun koto (“home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotonɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪o̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otonɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧to‧na

Adverb

kotona (not comparable)

1. at home, at somebody's place; home (on arrival)

   Pekka on kotonaan. / Pekka on kotona.

   Pekka is at his home.

   Terve, olen kotona!

   Hello, I'm home!

   Pekka on Paulin kotona.

   Pekka is at Pauli's place.

   Ole kuin kotonasi!

   Make yourself at home!

Usage notes

• This word requires a possessive suffix, unless the occupant of the home is referred to with a noun or proper noun (see examples above).
• The possessive suffix is optional when the subject of the sentence is in their own home.
• The possessive suffix is not used in sentences in which "at" is omitted in English.

Inflection

→○	lative	(kotiin)
○	locative	kotona
○→	separative	kotoa

Personal/possessive forms of kotona
no possessor	kotona
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kotonani	kotonamme
2nd person	kotonasi	kotonanne
3rd person	kotonaan kotonansa

Noun

kotona

1. essive singular of koto

Derived terms

compounds

• kotonaolo
• kotonapäin

 

Further reading

• “kotona”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02